Hillary Clinton on Crime

Tap into churches to avoid more Louima & Diallo cases

I would like to add my voice and influence to those who are attempting to bridge the divide between police officers, who have a difficult and dangerous job of fighting crime, and the people in the neighborhoods who feel they are treated
unfairly and disrepectfully.The Louima and Diallo cases were not just horrific, but symptomatic of problems in the city’s overall approach to policing. The real challenge is to to adjust the approach-change the climate so that
policing is both effective and respectful. There is also a need to for the police to engage the law-abiding members of the community,thus making them a part of the overall plan. In so many communities, no institution has more influence
than the neighborhood church, mosque, or synagogue. We must tap into this potential in New York.